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- DictionaryFlow·er pow·er/ˈflou(ə)r ˌpou(ə)r/
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- 1. the ideas of the flower children, especially the promotion of peace and love as means of changing the world. historical
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Slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology
Flower power was a slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and nonviolence. It is rooted in the opposition movement to the Vietnam War. The expression was coined by the American Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in 1965 as a means to transform war protests into peaceful affirmative spectacles. Hippies embraced the symbolism by dressing in clothing with embroidere... Wikipedia